live. and moving on up. he was a tv star trail blazer. playing one of the most outspoken characters to ever land in our living rooms. the man who made history as george jefferson, our tribute to sherman hemsley. ♪ ♪ took a whole lot of tryin' just to get up that hill ♪ now we're up in the big leagues ♪ movin' on up ♪ to the east side ♪ >> you have just been humming and singing that song, and we have the harlem gospel choir who will do a much better job of that a little later. >> that was wonderful. thank you for that. >> we were waiting for that. >> i love that. >> it's a great show. he will be missed. >> he was a pioneer. >> that's why it's wonderful having everybody here at the desk to start each and every morning. we have a lot to get to, including the latest out of colorado. new details eye merging about may have triggered james holmes' rampage. and also, "bathman" star christian bale made a quiet trip there. >> he made a real difference for the victims. we also have a shocking story. killer whale attacked a trainer at it sea world. pulled him under water. the trainer did survive but that video was just released. we have brand-new pictures for j. lo getting a big surprise to casper smart. he led her into a big birthday bash. we have the exclusive interview just ahead. and let's get to josh with the latest on the riots. >> violent protests in anaheim. california. demonstrators confronted police clad in riot gear. the angry mob blocked an intersection, tossing rocks and bottles and smashing windows then police hit back. >> he hit me with a baton said, you have to move back. >> reporter: firing bean bag rounds and pepper balls, arresting at least five protesters. witnesses describing sheer chaos. >> four straight days of protests taking a violent turn, fueled by anger over deadly police shootings over the weekend and three others this year. >> the anaheim police department have blood on their hands. >> reporter: the city asking the u.s. attorney to investigate the shootings and hopes to restore calm to the streets. one did have to be rushed to the hospital after being shot in the head with a pepper ball. we'll have the latest from anaheim. meanwhile a foot chase ended with a deadly plunge near niagara falls. the suspect jumped a retaining wall and the officer falled. falling 100 feet to the niagara gorge. the officer was lifted to safety with serious injuries. it's unclear why the suspect was chasing the man. and the first catholic church official to be convicted in the child abuse scandal has been sentenced to three to six years in prison. the judge said philadelphia monsignor william lynn lead monsters to destroy the souls of children. and new fallout this morning from the abuse scandal at penn state. there's word the school's credit rating may now be down graded. forcing it to pay high interest rates. and state farm insurance pulling its ads from football games. general motors is consider reconsidering itsen sponsorship. meanwhile overseas, take a look. in china. at least 37 people were killed by raging floodwaters that swamped beijing. it swept away virtually everything in its path. and a man driving to his wedding plunged into a river after a bridge collapsed just as rescuers struggled to lift him up. part of the embankment gave way, triggering a mudslide as you see here but the man was eventually rescued and is okay. again the man involved is okay. thanks, josh. now to the latest from colorado. we learned new details about what suspected shooter james holmes was doing the weeks leading up to the massacre and emotional visit by christian bale to the victims. abc's dan harris is at the hospital where bale visited yesterday. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. by all account, this is something christian bale did it entirely on his own. he did not represent the movie studio. did not hold a press conference, but created a sensation. the man who played the dark knight in real life swooped in to the people that got shot because they wanted to see him be batman on screen. christian bale and his wife made a surprise visit, laying flowers outside and spent two and a half hours at the hospital. meeting with doctors, first responders and seven wounded. >> it was very emotional to see him in person. they enjoyed the visit. >> reporter: bale specifically asked him not to alert the media and news leaked on twitter and when patients posted pictures online it lit up the anguished city. meanwhile we're learning more about the suspect, james holmes. abc news learned june 7th. hours before he took a key oral exam at the university of colorado, which he failed, holmes went to the store and bout a high-powered rifle, adding it to his growing arsenal. three days later he dropped out of the program with no explanatio explanation. experts say he had an underlying mental illness triggered by his failure. >> all of that can make a dorm nant schizophrenic come out, and come out quickly. >> reporter: law enforcement officials are trying to figure out where and with whom holmes may have learned to use his weapons. on a more hopeful it note. these new pictures, new life amid all of the horror. this is hugo medley. his mom survived the shooting unscathed. gave birth to the same hospital where her husband, hugo's dad is recovering from his gunshot wounds. >> we know he's a fighter. we know he will not stay out of that child's life for any length of time if he can avoid it. >> reporter: according to the family. the baby's father is getting better every day. when they brought the baby into the dad's hospital rhyme room for the first time. his pulse went up and he moved his hand as if to reach for his new son. who is named after the famous character in the abc news show "lost." >> thanks, dan very much. >> that's a big reason to pull through. race to the white house, "your voice, your vote." mitt romney landed in england. his speech blasted president obama's foreign policy. it's the latest where both sides are on the attack and paying the price. jake tapper has the latest from the white house. good morning, jake. >> reporter: that's right. it's been a long, hot summer. both candidates very negative ratings, all-time highs. as a result of weeks of blistering attacks, most recently, mitt romney using the word "betrayed" three times to describe president obama. the attack has been so tough at times it feels like it's just weeks until the election. romney appearing tuesday at the veteran of foreign war's convention in this nf with a blistering attack on the president's foreign policy. >> the world is dangerous. destructive. chaotic. >> reporter: but it's only just the beginning of the campaign as the president noted overnight in portland, oregon. >> over the next four months, the other side will spend more money than we've ever seen on ads, almost all of them negative. >> reporter: but the president who is on the attack -- >> mitt romney is not the solution, he's the problem. >> reporter: and the negative ratings for both obama and romney are as if it's october too. with more americans viewing the president very negatively, 32%, than ever before in a new poll, a poll which the president leads. his brand-new ads fwimed in the west wing featuring him taking a calmer, more positive tone. >> sometimes politics can seem very small but the choice you make it couldn't be better. >> reporter: romney may be the first republican nominee to go to his convention under water. with more americans viewing him unfavorably than favorably. >> reporter: the latest poll shows americans giving president obama the edge on who looks out for the middle class and romney the edge on who has ideas on how to improve the economy. that's where they're focusing their strength and attacks on each other. george. >> and the race all locked up. thanks very much. now to the two little girls missing in iowa. and new development in the case that turned up few leads to this point. abc news obtained surveillance video that shows the girls riding by on their bikes. may be the final glimpse of them before they went missing. abc's alex perez has the latest. >> it lasts only seconds and to some may look like a blur. look closely, one bicycle crosses the top of the frame shortly thereafter a second bicycle. this video obtained by abc news is one of the last times 8-year-old elisabeth collins and cousin lyric cook were seen. >> it looked grainy to me. zoom, they were by the thing. so it's hard to make much out on the thing. >> not much, but investigators saying they're now analyzing the video for any clues. >> the girls were less than a block from the house when this camera captured them riding by. important to note they were riding away from meyers lake. both of the bicycles were recovered are near the leek on friday. they haven't been seen since. the surveillance camera belongs to the local auction house. with few clue, the manager thought to look for the video and turn it over to the fbi. >> anything we can do to help. we want to see them come back safe, alive. >> reporter: the video matches the police time line. investigators say the girls left home to ride their bikes shortly after 12:00 noon. the camera's clock shows it was 12:11 when they rode by. >> that video is one of the few pieces of hard evidence in this case. although they would not offer details. the investigators say they do believe the girls alive. robin, george. now to london with the open ceremonies two days away. british are beefing up security and bracing for a three-day envisi invasi invasion. we just learned one potential threat has gone away? >> reporter: that's right. the first games actually begin today. and just moments ago, this city averted a strike by immigration. at heathrow. . g-4 guards paid above minimum wage and many aren't showing up. abc news they refused bomb training. just back from afghanistan, their base is an an a ban donned factory. >> you can't be certain about anything with a temporary work force. >> reporter: on plane, trains or automobile, you do not want to be traveling in london right now. >> it took like two hours to get to work. >> reporter: the morning rush hour backed up. >> olympics. >>. >> reporter: unless you're in an olympics car chauffeuring officials. even taxi drivers aren't allowed in. so they stopped working to stop traffic. these are the first games everyone is supposed to take public transit. already two subway lines went down during a dress rehearsal at olympic park. >> horrendous. it's going to be huge. >> reporter: i got a ride with one of the subway directors who admits the olympics are not easy. >> the pressure on the network, there's certain stations that will be very, very busy. >> reporter: and a security scare in northern england this morning, authorities in manchester say an 11-year-old managed to board a flight to rome without a ticket or passport. police in rome turned him around on the next flight but authorities are admitting their mistakes and launched an investigation. george. >> amazing that could happen. thanks very much. >> always seem to be concerns before the games but somehow they go off without a hitch. now celebrating a tv legend, sherman hemsley. the star of "the jefferson's" passed away at age 74. more many of us. the theme song "movin' on up" is hard to get out of our head. i think we proved that. >> make a list of the funniest sitcom ever. go ahead. george jefferson brought to life by sherman hemsley left us weak with laughter. ♪ >> sherman hemsley was a true trail blazer, making sitcom history. >> george jefferson? >> who do i look like, robert redford? >> hemsley had never been on network tv before his appearance on "all in the family." as ever harassable george jefferson. going toe to toe with archie bunker. >> that formal invitation, sent by your wife was very white of you. >> that's the way i felt when i did it. >> reporter: by 1995, george and his wife, luis would be spun off to their own series. >> from now on, i'll say exactly what i think. no more mr. nice guy. >> reporter: outraging his neighbors, including the first interracial couple. >> nothing is more than being married to one. >> reporter: and his made paid by marla gibbs. >> come on, florence. >> just working with him was a joy, only he can do the walk that he does, only he can bring the kind of humor that he brought. >> reporter: no one could give it back to george jefferson. >> do you see anybody else in this room? >> reporter: and a spouse whose name he made famous. >> who you talking about weezy. >> reporter: but in an interview, hemsley said his true feelings for his wife is what made much of the comedy work. >> you get away with being goofy and stupid. >> reporter: a claim on broadway before the sitcom world beckoned. he also starred in such sitcoms as "amen." that's italian for hit the road. >> reporter: sherman hemsley died in his el paso home at the age of 74. >> it's the path i was supposed to take. ♪ >> he was emmy nominated for his role as george jefferson so he had the respect of his peers as well as love of the audience. sally struthers paid tribute to him on twitter. i loved him a lot. he was one of the good guys. >> he was one of the funny guys to. >> i said no to "all in the family" for a couple years, right? >> i loved the way he swung his arms around. >> it was great to see how he went to toto with archie bunker. to see him hold his own with someone like archie buncher, he was a phenomenal talent. you're right, makes us laugh. >> we all got a front row seat. >> we did. let's get a check of the weather. you were just watching along. >> you made my morning. >> you too. >> i don't seem to remember it that way, robin. let's get to the boards. we'll show you one or to two things going on. we'll start with the stormage from yesterday's storms. there's another in northern michigan, northern illinois, not quite as active as this. 277 miles on the ground that one long line all of the way into kentucky. we had the storms pop up into the carolinas yesterday afternoon. this is where severe weather focuses today. minneapolis, chicago, detroit, buffalo as well. des moines, kansas city, all of these storms include hail and strong winds. yesterday's winds up to 80 miles an hour. i don't see why we wouldn't repeat that today. look at the wind. heat advisories out all over the area. birmingham, 97. 70 degrees right now in will be aand it day to day with lower humidity. youht sunshine as well as can say. degrees at reagan national airport. a comfortable 64 in winchester. that is warm along the water. 88 will be the high temperature with bright sunshine and a ofght chance more of america's weather coming up in the next half hour. robin, george, josh. >> thank you, sam. coming up, jackson family civil war. big fight over michael's kids and what really happened in the showdown in the drive way of michael jackson's home. we'll talk to randy 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that is a problem. we'll get to that ahead. we begin with the latest on the jackson family. a fight brewing over michael's will and his children. some of his siblings say the will is a fake. we'll talk to brother randy jackson about it. he's on the phone. but abc's nick watt has the latest from los angeles. good morning, nick. >> reporter: good morning, robin. it's a family feud getting bigger and uglier by the day. i can't stop watching that video of the alleged frac as. >> in the video you can see janet jackson trying to grab paris' cell phone. tmz talked to someone who was there. >> janet jackson slapped paris in the face. after the slap janet told paris you're a spoiled little [ bleep ]. >> reporter: katherine's lawyer said she was also on the scene. >> i believe it was because of the tweets. >> reporter: paris is still tweeting, still haven't spoken to grandma. 9 days and counting. the kids were coming home from summer school. jermaine, randy and janet followed the suv into the compound. >> it was like a scene from the jerry springer show. trent punched jermaine jackson in the mouth and trent grabbed randy and put him in a head lock. >> reporter: as you can imagine, there are a few sides to this story. al sharpton on msnbc. >> we did go home to let paris and prince know they can visit with or talk to their grandma at any time. >> reporter: brother marlin gave his to the insider. >> i don't know where my mother is. i don't know where my mother is. >> reporter: apparently he moved her afoot to secure the kids' access to grandma. and appoint a temporary guardian while she is still out of the picture. >> these kids love her and want her home. >> reporter: this isn't just about the children. it's probably about michael's money. >> if the kids go, tens of millions, hundreds of millions, potentially billions of dollars. >> reporter: they stand to inherit everything. michael's siblings get nothing. >> it's the heat of summer, katherine is gone, paris is tweeting. it's a perfect storm for the jackson family. >> reporter: a perfect storm that ended with an indignified scuffle in a drive wave. the executors of michael's will said they will do everything they can to protect the kids against, quote, undue influences, bullying, greed and other unfortunate circumstances. paris just apologized for the attitude in her tweets. she said there's a lot going on. robin, indeed there is. >> yes, there is. nick, thank you, we'll turn to michael's brother, randy who is good enough to join us on the phone right now. i know it's very early where you are, randy. we appreciate you spending some time with us. let's get right to it. i know you want to set the record straight. we heard it got physical there at the house. what happened, randy? >> good morning. i am so sad to -- there is no -- this family has not that much -- the focus is on the children. i'm sorry. it never happened that way. this is all an attempt to divert attention away from -- this is fake, what they said was, this is not about money. it's about the hype. they still have not answered our questions. my brother, michael jackson on july 7th. please answer the question, somebody. this is sad for the family. it's sad. >> randy, i'm going to have to apologize here, because the connection we have with you is not clear. we were able to hear some of the things that you're saying, that it's not about the will, that you have a problem with the attorney. we're going to try to get a better connection and go to sam right now. >> seems what we heard, he's saying the exchange between janet didn't happen at all, so we'll get a better connection and we'll find out more about it. >> let's deal with the heat going on outside in a lot of locations. take a look at record temperatures. possible records today, st. louis at 107 degrees. des moines, iowa. that's are real numbers. this is what the temperatures will read. des moines, anywhere about 105 degrees. the big board is showing an awful lot of heat. if you think it's just the u.s. that's been hot. it is not. take a look at this picture, side by side. greenland ice sheet at the summit station this year, ice is gone, that's because all of this heat has been moving up. they've had readings and reportings since 1989. that's ever, ever >> temperatures right now in the to years of the on our way 70 on the way to upper heat and storms. that's the deal today. all of that weather was brought to you by purina. george. >> thank you. we have a story about an airplane pilot saved by his 8-year-old boy. the boy was on the phone when the accident happened. thank goodness he knew exactly what to do. abc linsey davis has the details. >> reporter: when mark flies his plane you might say love is in the air. he assisted many fiance's pop the question with a "will you marry me" in the sky. but monday, simmons plane came in for a crash landing. >> got about six miles into the trip. the engine ran rough and completely stopped. i put a may day call out, and the only person that heard me -- >> was me. >> -- was ethan. >> simmons said he had no choice but to ditch the plane off the coast of rhode island. quickly turning the proposal into a plea for help. >> i ran fast. they said everything will be okay. >> reporter: a passing boater pulled simmons to safety, but once he was out of the water, he knew the proposal was still up in the air. >> while it was happening, i was pacing the beach. i was really worried. he called and said -- he was very apologetic. he said i would like to finish what i started. i got another plane, i can fly this any day this week. >> the very next day, simmons went back up that's when mike flynn got down on one knee and popped the question to his future bride, michelle. after all of the trouble they went to ask, the answer seemed rather effortless. >> i wasn't sure why it took him two days of pacing the beach just to propose to me on the beach with the plane. >> he did get the answer he wanted. coming up, the horrifying moment at sea world. trainer held hostage under watt bier a 5,000 pound killer whale. he barely escaped. mornings are a special time for the two of you... and now you can make them even more special... with new fancy feast mornings. mornings are delicious protein rich entrées... with garden veggies and egg. each one perfectly designed... to start her day with a little love. new fancy feast mornings gourmet cat food. the best ingredient is love. 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>> i'm fascinated by the whole -- it reminds me of the commercial, roach motel, you check in -- >> you don't check out. >> i'm looking forward to that story, actually. coming up. jennifer lopez and enrique iglesias. and the interview with j. lo and casper. what they say to each other before they go on stage. >> we have news, josh has that. we begin in california where protests turn violent. hundreds face off with police clad in riot gear. furious was the crowd over the police shootings that killed two men over the weekend. demonstrators threw rocks, set fires, and police responded as you can see, firing bean bags, arresting at least five people. the city now asked the u.s. attorney to investigate those controversial police shootings. now to the latest on the tragedy in colorado. new revelations this morning about what the accused killer did leading up to the shooting. abc news has learned, just six weeks earlier earnst, james holmes purchased a high-powered rifle on the same day he failed a test at school. he dropped out of the ph.d. program three days earlier. meantime, victims of the shootings got a surprise visit from actor christian bale. he spent hour at the hospital with the injured. and a mystery in england raising serious security concerns. somehow an 11-year-old boy was able to board a plane from manchester in northern england to rome. he didn't have a ticket or passport but still got through security. it wasn't until mid flight that passengers realized the child was alone. five airport staffers have been suspended as a result. speaking of flying. history could be made today in the skies over roswell, new mexico. that 55-story balloon is about to take daredevil skydiver, felix baumgartner 23 miles above earth to the edge of space. then wearing a space suit inside a pressurized capsule. baumgartner will dive at speeds of 700 miles per hour back to earth. if all goes well. baumgartner will free fall for more than five minutes and break the sound barrier. we will be keeping you posted throughout the morning. and a passing to note from hollywood this morning. just one day we heard about the passing of sherman hemsley, we learned actor chad everett has died. star of the hit tv drama "medical center" also appeared on "the love boat," "melrose place." a career that spanned five decades. everett died of lung cancer. he was 75 years old. here's diane sawyer with a preview of "world news." >> good morning to you. and good morning, america. it's a hot, dry summer as we know. americans have been feeling the heat but tonight could you soon feel the impact at the grocery store? we're going to tell you what scientists say about how high these prices can go and when, coming up. and finally, you know, lara, just bop, bop, bop. take a look. of she's right. north carolina woman hunting for bargains at a local thrift shop. she found one. beth feeback paid $10 for the painting you see there at a goodwill store. she just bout it for the canvas but did a little research on the internet just before painting over it. guess who is now in for a $20,000 -- oh yeah. that painting is going to go on sale. >> what is the bop, bop, bop, bop -- >> i always talk about how i break for a thrift shop. >> i would brake for $20,000. >> it's like treasure hunting. >> good, i'm glad. >> are you in for "pop news." >> yes. >> here you go. owen wilson in the news with his new model look. ben stiller is spilling the beans. he came up with the new face that rivals the blue steel. this is for the sequel, 2001 zoo lander. he calls the creation pretty powerful. he already has written the script for zoolander. it is happening. we cannot wait until then but at least we have our own "blue steel," sam champion. >> model. >> that will hold us over until the sequel of "zoolander." >> were you really a teen model? >> thank you, thank you. in beauty news there's a new trend in manicures that will apparently make you and your cuticles feel warm and fuzzy. it is called the velvet manicure. >> what? >> the velvet manicure. kits by ciate. they come in three color, mink, cashmere, berry poncho or blue suede to go with blue steel. they leave your nails seemingly coated in fabric, how luxurious does this look? our interns took one for the team. lady, how do you like your velvet manicure? >> i think they're cute. fuzzy and adorable for summer. >> fuzzy nails. you always hear it here first, on "pop news." >> thank you, aubrey. >> job well done. >> josh, knoll working for you? >> i don't know. >> in case you're interested, speaking of glamourous grooming as venus williams gets ready to play for team usa in london. she's showing her colors. at the press conference, venus going all out with red, white and blue braids. she told reporters i'm here to represent the u.s. from head to toe, hair right down to my fingernails. look for lots of patriotic gear for the williams sisters. we're looking for gold from them coming off a great wimbledon performance. and she's never been shy about expressing herself. madonna has throwner in punch in the very public battle with lady gaga. madonna said gaga's song "born this way" and i quote. i'm glad i helped gaga write it. you can hear what the material girl is trying to say loud and clear. >> the thing is, gaga doesn't ever respond. it seems to be a one-way battle. >> let's get back to "blue steel." >> good morning, everybody. at the risk of sounding like a old fuddy-duddy. i don't like the furry nails. i don't know. just going backwards, i'm not sure i'm a fan of furry nails. >> where are you from? >> north carolina. >> and a little -- >> oklahoma. lofton, oklahoma. >> i'm regina -- i'm from schreveport, louisiana. >> hi, mom, hi, dad, hi, everybody. >> let's get to the boards. here's a shot of the west coast. we have good news here. that is that the west coast drys out a bit. even the monsoon moisture playinging you in vegas and phoenix that pulls away as well. how about more good news. it is cooler and dryer in des moines, chicago, not today but it gets there. kansas city, indianapolis, you break the streak at 100 >> 72 and totally sunny. they are watering the field here the high school. sunshine today. those storms in the forecast today. night and saturday of a few storms. beautiful and refreshing today. 75 that reagan national. 70 of winchester. in frederick. low humidity and high of 88. get out and enjoy the day ♪ >> we have been so lucky to have these very talented folks with us all morning long. and we feel good. yes, you even look good back there. lara. >> that song get he's e every time. and here's what else we have coming up ton our ""gma morning menu"." randy jackson revealing his mother katherine is okay and is headed home today. our exclusive interview just ahead. and coming up the divorce hotel. when you check out you're single. and our exclusive interview with jennifer lopez and boyfriend, casper. all coming up here on "gma" in times square. ♪ a dollar for every dollar car insurance companies say they'll save you by switching, you'd have like, a ton of dollars. but how are they saving you those dollars? 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[ male announcer ] at 0% apr for 60 months, no one needs to know how easy it was to get your new volkswagen. that's the power of german engineering. we are back with the latest on the jackson family. you potential brewing over michael's children and his will. several of them getting into a big argument in the family driveway in the video we just showed you on "good morning america" tuesday. so many questions about where katherine jackson has been. michael's brother, randy, addressed all these questions. i spoke to him just a few moments ago on the phone. >> randy, as you know, there were some reports that things got physical. there was a physical alteration at the house. i know you want to set the record straight. so tell us, what really happened? >> what happened was the executors of the estate have used every trick in the book to try and deflect the attention from the question that has not been answered. the question is, on july 7th, 2002, he swore under penalty and perjury that the will was signed by michael jackson. the other persons on that will in los angeles, was in fact there is footage that clearly shows that on july 7th, my brother was in harlem with al sharpton. he was there the day before, the day after. i want some answers. how come john mclean have not answered that question. anything other than that has been the estate using my mother, my nephews and nieces at pawns to protect their own financial greed and gain. >> you have been very consistent in asking for answers to those questions. as you said, there is video showing that your brother was across the country when they said he signed the second will. when is the last time you talked to your mother, katherine, randy? >> my mom is on her way back to los angeles. she was under doctors orders that she go. her health was really bad, and he wanted her to go somewhere where she could be on the phone, and just cut off from the outside world for a few days. so she's fine. her health is a lot better. but, you know, this is -- this is all part of the plot to try to hide the truth. and we want answers. >> paris is tweeting day after day, claiming she didn't know where your mother was, even your brother in a recent interview was very upset and confused in saying he didn't know where his mother was. did -- were the children made aware that she was going to be leaving them for a time to get some rest? >> first of all, my brother said my mother's fine. they're using bits and pieces that they want to use to try to confuse the public. this is all in an effort to try to hide the fact. there's questions we want answered. we just want answers. that's all we want. >> and a final question to you, randy. you know there are a lot of people who have been watching this, and they feel that some of michael's siblings, that it's about the money. how do you respond to those people who feel that's what the bottom line is here. what do you say to them? >> well, first of all, if there was no will at all, the children by law are still benefactors. this is not about money. this is not about money. this is my brother. >> thank you, randy. have a good day. >> thank you. >> take care. thank you. >> bye-bye. >> he's saying katherine jackson is on her way back to los angeles. and wants to make clear there was not an alteration. nothing happened between paris and janet. >> he was very forceful about that. >> he was. what's the best way for couples to break up when the love is not there? one man had an idea. it's called the divorce hotel. couples check in married and check out single. lama hasan checked it it out for us. >> christie brinkley, madonna. famous faces all known for their high-profile divorces. they can be pricey. and plain old messy. remember "war of the roses." >> just like tom-kat's battle. there's an easier way to end a marriage. jim came up with this idea. >> welcome to the hotel. a fee of $3500 to $35,000. you check in with your lawyers, and determining alimony cost, check out divorced on sunday. >> clearly the pros here are get your divorce handled quickly, efficiently and the least amount of stress on the parties. the cons are, on the other hand, what will slip through the cracks? how action rass were they when they disclosed the value of their property. house, income, boats. >> reporter: while divorce hotel is quick and cheap. it is hard work. >> a lot of emotion comes through the process. it's a weekend with ups and downs. >> reporter: it's not for everyone. couples are carefully vetted. >> there's no use to going if two people argue and fight every day. you can't go into the hotel because it will be a big disappointment. if we have doubts we advice you to do a traditional divorce. >> reporter: roger and karen are desperate to book a room at the divorce hotel. after being married for eight year, they decided to split amicably and quickly. >> i think if you can do it stress free, especially when there are kids involved and keep it amicable. it's a great thing. >> this, to me, makes more sense. you get to hang at a five-star hotel. things could be much worse, right? >> reporter: 17 couples tried it so far. only one didn't make it. if you want a quick resolution to your failed marriage. it's time to check out the divorce hotel and check in. for "good morning america," lamb ma h lama hasan. now we know. there are pictures are two people very much in love. jennifer low pedestrian and casper smarts. he blindfolded her for a birthday bass. the couple sat down with an interview with amy robach along with enrique iglesias who is touring with j. lo. >> he's the heart throb that have ladies swooning. the irresistible tunes and boy do they like it. she's the vibrant pop queen which with moves all of us wish we had. it's no wonder the latin duo's norm american tour is selling out. fans can't get enough of enrique iglesias and jennifer lopez. ♪ an exclusive snepeek at lopez's performance. all choreographed by the love in her life. casper smart. >> she says, i don't like it. if it wasn't organic or natural to do with each other. we wouldn't. >> what inspired you to create the show around love? >> i think the fans, the audience knows you. the more you can be true to yourself. they connect with the truth of that. >> reporter: the tour is a chance for them to review his talent. and minutes before his choreographying debut, he was surprisingly calm. >> how are you inside? >> i'm pretty cool. i don't get nervous. >> reporter: then moments before show time. we caught j. lo's prayer ritual. >> amen. >> everybody have fun. >> reporter: complete with this intimate moment between the love birds. >> what did he tell you right before -- >> yesterday? >> we just have our little moments together. very encouraging, very loving, you know. >> reporter: casper tells us exactly what he said. i said who's the champ? she said i am. i said who's the champ? she said i am. i said okay. kill it. >> reporter: and she did kill it. j. lo's performance got my daughters and me out of our seats and on to the floor. ♪ then up next, enrique's electric show, complete with drinks and songs with his fans. and a special encore taking us back to those iglesias classics. >> wouldn't you say live performance is the most difficult thing you do as an artist? >> live performance for me is the most gratifying thing. it doesn't seem like work. >> reporter: for a superstar with seven world tours and 100 million records sold under his belt. it's no surprise lopez admires him. >> you know what i love about enrique? he doesn't know how amazing he is. none of this gets to his head. >> reporter: and for enrique, the admiration is mutual. >> i don't know how she juggles being a good mom, good entertainer, it's unbelievable. >> reporter: it is quite an accomplishment, juggling her love life. her career, her tour and being a mom to 4-year-olds max and emmy. >> you're a single mom now, how has that changed your life professionally. >> it's a tough thing. be a single mom, a working mom and be single on top of it. it's like everybody. i'm no different than anybody else. just try to keep them as close as i can. >> reporter: she says they are what makes touring easy. but for enrique, there's nothing easy about being far from home. >> i wish i could perform every night. go back home and sleep on my dead and wake up with my dogs and my people. >> reporter: jennifer's people are in arm's reach. her new man and her children with her on the road. >> how do they get along? >> everybody gets along great. the big key. >> reporter: it perhaps the key to the successful relationship with lopez saying she hopes to get married again and smart striking a similar note. who knows, after the music stops playing on this tour, we could be hearing wedding bells. >> looking good. we wish jennifer a very happy birthday. >> coming up. we have country superstar, miranda lambert live and funny guy gus galifianakis. >> live and in hd, this is an abc 7 news update. >> good morning. a cab driver in the district charges after a rather chaotic scene near the horizon center. was stopped near the on seventh street. got into an accident while behindto get out from the bus. control and went sidewalk, forcing the way. jump out of the cab finally stopped after the red light. injured.s as we of been reporting this morning, amtrak is set to unveil major plan to overhaul union station. morewould like to add platforms, tracks, and stores to of $7 billion. our sister station will have an report coming up in just a couple of minutes. report.pth >> a huge back on 95 in virginia. 66 out of manassas to get into bnl. landover all the way around university boulevard and on the from old georgetown road to get to university boulevard. to a couple of pictures. is the pace to a broken down vehicle after the 14th street bridge. in maryland there was a collision. at that pace. nice weather day. >> beautiful day today. lower humidity. high temperatures anywhere from 85-90. upper 90s today. get outside and day. the tomorrow you will want to jump to the pool. 75 in arlington. 72 in clarksburg. highs of around 88 with low humidity. tomorrow back near 100. if you've been successful, you didn't get there on your own. if you've got a business, you didn't build that. somebody else made that hapapp. my father'hands didn't build this company. mymy hands didn't build this company. through hard work and a little bit of luck, we built this business. why are you demonizing us for it? 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[ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. ♪ ♪ i go crazy and start acting like a lady ♪ ♪ ♪ they say my momma's broken heart ♪ >> i want those boots. we have country superstar, miranda lambert here live. she's going to sing a special song for us this morning and we're looking forward to hearing more from her just ahead. i love your expression. josh hadn't heard it before. with the sound check this morning -- >> she rocks. >> my girl. >> blown away by it. i can't wait. >> remember last year on the summer concert series? she was my favorite. >> zach galifianakis. remember, he's running against will ferrell in the new movie "the campaign." there they are right there. s it a a fist just congressional race. it's also very, very funny. we'll talk to him in just a minute. >> also -- >> well, it's official. weekends can't start until you check in here. i absolutely believe the party in the park is the way to get started. no doubt is here on friday. did you hear me? no doubt is here friday. it will be the biggest concert of the year. you don't want to miss that. how about these questions. which one of these questions do you want us to ask the band? you can use your app on the smart phone. if you don't have it, why don't you have it? you can't vote on this question. "gma" app on your smart phone or go to our facebook page. >> gwen stefani, right here in central park. >> i'm in. >> all right. so we are a few hours away from the big show. >> oh, oh. >> "good afternoon america." such an exciting day, your friend, whoopi goldberg is here. poor josh. she's going to weigh in with her thoughts on relationships and what makes them work. she's always very shy, and she'll be very reserved. >> we'll draw her out. it's going to be great. "good afternoon america," 2:00 p.m., 1:00 p.m. central. with no adieu, lara, there's a red carpet. >> now i'm going to get out of your way. >> suzy and i decided it was only fair to look like twins today. >> i wish. >> speaking of fashion faux pass. we're tackling some mistakes people make when it comes to fashion. "tall, skinny rich".com is here to show us easy fixes to three common problems. >> what i'm saying, even if you're a size 24 w or if you're five feet tall, you can look taller. you can look thinner with clothing and of course you can look rich even in $25 pants. >> and you know how to do it better than anybody. >> i'm going to show you how to do all of the tricks so when you shop, you don't make mistakes. >> i want to tell you about the first mistake we have. she wants to look taller. what was the first mistake? >> the first mistake is the crop pant. i don't know why they sell crop pants. they make everyone's legs look super short. here's where it doesn't work. you don't see the foot. it looks like she's short. second mistake, she is wearing a top that cuts her off right here and it's very boxy and that shrinks her silhouette. we'll show you how to change that and look like you're at least 7 inches taller. >> bring it out. sung. >> sung is gorgeous. she's wearing a hat, what is great about it, it adds two inches on the top. the top i love. basically, it's a floral top. you see skin about that. but these $39 pants are perfect. they're wide leg, so they hide her 6 inch platform heel. by the way, platform heels are amazing because they are comfortable and they make you feel tall. >> that's great. keeping your pants just love enough so you don't see the heels. i love that as well. >> you want it to skim but not puddle. when it puddles, you'll also trip over it. >> thank you, sung, terrific job. >> so sarah is a gorgeous gal, very comfortable being a size 10. but wouldn't mind, in some ways to look a little leaner. >> well, lara, you know, you wear solid dresses all of the time. you know that prints make you look larger, that's a fact, right? >> it is. >> this is actually sarah's own dress, she love this dress. for two reasons, one it's completely shapeless. the shapelessness of it actually makes her look 10 pounds heavier. the fact it's printed also makes her look bigger, because prints make us look bigger every time. >> all right. let's see the after. >> wait, wait. the black sues cut her legs off. so they're like making her legs look really short. >> okay. >> so now we see sarah looking glamourous -- >> whoo! >> sarah looks amazing. this is a dress that makes you look 15 pounds thinner. it's by banana republic and it's only $98. the wrap dress is amazing. it cinches in the waist and skims over the top. there's a problem with this fabric sometimes. that is that you get the back fat, you see every little inch. she's wearing shapepies underneath, which is like a shirt that sucks you in. and a bra built into it. and the shoes make you look endless. >> sarah, congratulations you look gorgeous. >> and last, one of our hardest workers at "good morning america," she wants to know how she can look richer with her paycheck. >> first you don't want to do is wear a white bra under a white shirt. it pops. second you don't want to see the details in the pants. if they're too tight you see the ripples, not chic at all. so what you do want to see -- >> come on out, elsie. >> okay. elsie looks so expensive and her pants are $25 from the gap. >> i love it. >> i mean, a rich trouser, thank you. this shirt and the statement jewelry which definitely makes a difference. it's guilt free gold is on my shop at opensky.com. you can find everything there. the bag which is vegan, is $78. you want to wear the rich woman's uniform, which is white, gold and tan. it always looks rich and always looks chic. >> white, gold and tan. taking notes. our thanks to the models. thank you for the best kept secrets in fashion. find out where you can get all of the items. go to good morning america.com on yahoo! i'm getting a blue steel from sam champion work ago i very serious blue steel right now. can we go over there? get going. >> just going to do a little runway. who's here. >> thank you. >> and now you look taller. >> now i look taller. and thank you, thank you for the hat, ladies. let's get to the boards. plenty of things going on. josh, do you want to -- josh says no, no. >> what's going on? good morning, nebraska, good morning, arkansas. take a look at the gorgeous shots you sent in this morning. there's some nice weather in parts of the map. we're going to concentrate on that. from buffalo, to burlington, portland, look at this. after a couple miserable days, where storms popped up. we're into fresher air. the storms do return. today, here's where we have them. minneapolis, des moines, kansas city and points agrouround the t lakes. i feel alone here. josh, come here, stay on the red carpet. it's her >> a comfortable 75 right now reagan national. humidity. great day. slight chance of storms tomorrow. to 88 for the high today. ever, ever. >> you like that better? >> all that weather is brought to you by volkswagen. >> oh, lara. >> oh, thank you so much, sam. coming up he's going against . i'm out here in times square with zach galifianakis, a/k/a, marty huggins. trying to outseat will farrell. we want to show you the minute he is told he's going be a candidate. >> they want you to run for office. >> dad, that is like the greatest -- this is like the greatest news i've ever heard. i can't believe it. all of these years i've been begging you to let me get into politics. and here it is. i'll tell you this, i'll make you proud. i will. >> i would say there's mathematically zero chance of that happening. your brother, trip is a bull's-eye, you look like richard simmons -- >> zach joins us now. that's something you came up with a long time ago, right? >> that character is a character i've been doing in high school. in high school he was called the afemmity knit racist. >> i 0 thought it was interesting to be both things and he turn into that character. >> looked like you and will had so much fun. he was here yesterday. we have a question from twitter. who is crazier, you or will federal? >> will has mental problem, mentally insane. no, we're both pretty calm by guys. a lot of people think we're crazy. it's just for the cameras. we're pretty quiet guys. >> was there a lot of improv in there? >> yeah, with will. it gets boring to say the same thing over and over again. you try to change it up for comedy. it's very helpful that way. >> you have some politics in your blood. the first member of congress. was your uncle, nick galifianakis. i loved his slogan. it begin was a gal and ends with a kiss. >> that's right. we also had a watch spelled galifianakis. where the numbers usually are. he ran against jess helms in 1972. your slogan in the movie, very simple, it's a mess. >> i didn't realize you guys were back there. hi, everyone. where did you get those things? what did they do, just pass them out to you? 0 ek. they're $4 each. >> you're actually handing out money on the campaign trail. >> yeah, i've been handing out money. yeah. we were in chicago and headed out -- i had some extra money in my wallet. and i gave it to some people to win them over. >> did that work? >> it worked. >> that's the point you guys making in the movie. >> i don't think the movie is either left or right so much. the one thing i think that most citizens would be able to agree on in the movie the gross amount of money that is being spent on these elections. the citizens united committee and all of that. something's wrong, and i think the fact we know about this race for two years -- >> that's good for -- do you like that, or -- >> what, the money? >> no, do you like the fact that it's covered for that long? >> i enjoy it, but i worry people get too turned off. >> yeah, yeah. yeah. >> we're running out of town. i want to give you a little greek pastry in honor of our heritage. "the campaign" can be seen nationwide. >> miranda lambert, coming right up. i love that. we are so excited to have one of the hottest country singers out there with us this morning. miranda lambert. cma award winner, plus she's had four number one country album, including her latest "for the record." her on fire tour it goes through september. i know you can give a better welcome to miranda lambert than that. that's what i'm talking about. look at that -- that's so pretty. you got a pretty mike. how is the voice? i know you had to take some time off. >> it's been a crazy year. i realized i was overdoing it. i took a couple weeks to have some down time and i'm back, i'm ready to go. >> you're on tour. it's an instrument. your voice is so powerful and you give so much. i'm glad you took time to rest. >> tell bus this song that you are going to sing for us? i know you co-wrote it with your husband, blake. >> i did. we wrote it about something very personal to us. we wrote it about about his brother that was killed 15 years ago. his father passed away in january and i lost a close friend. it's really, also in colorado, what's going on. hopefully will heal somebody. when you lose somebody you love, you don't really get over it. but through music, hopefully it can make you feel a lot better because other people know what you're going through. >> it will soothe the soul. you going to dedicate this to the folks in colorado? >> i would love to do that. now singing "over you" miranda lamb pert. ♪ ♪ weather man said it's gonna snow ♪ ♪ by now i should be used to the cold ♪ ♪ mid february shouldn't be so scary ♪ ♪ it was only december ♪ i still remember the presents the tree you and me ♪ ♪ but you went away how dare you ♪ ♪ i miss you they say i'll be okay ♪ ♪ but i'm not going to ever get over you ♪ ♪ living alone here in this place ♪ ♪ i think of you and i'm not afraid ♪ ♪ your favorite records make me feel better ♪ ♪ cause you sing along with every song ♪ ♪ i know you didn't mean to give them to me but you went away ♪ ♪ how dare you ♪ i miss you they say i'll be okay ♪ ♪ but i'm not going to ever get over you ♪ ♪ it really sinks in you know when i see it in stone ♪ ♪ but you went away ♪ how dare you ♪ i miss you they say i'll be okay ♪ ♪ but i'm not going to ever get over you ♪ ♪ over you ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] everyone likes a bit of order in their life. rtual wawauallet helps you get it. keep track of spending, move money with a slide, and use the calendar. all to see your money how you want. ♪ friends, donors,, campaign supporters, special interest groups where did the obama stimulus money go? solyra: 500 million taxpayer dollars. bankrupt..t so where did the obama stimulus money go? windmills from china. electric cars from finland 79% of the 2.1 billion in stimulus grants awarded through it went to overseas companies. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message.e. uh-oh, miranda has a pink guitar to go along with that pink mike. she's going to sing another one online for us. check it out. have a good day, everybody. >> live and in hd, this is an abc 7 news update. >> good morning. we could learn more today about gambling inxpand maryland. house speaker's plan to meet negotiations on allow tablewould and at the new casino in george's county. the governor is expected to announce if he will call a special session to take on this issue. expand aict will festival in no longer be held in markets neighborhood. city leaders say it has grown to it will have to be held in another location. it will take place on september 23. party on the roads this morning. no one wants to attend this party at all. avenue, an accident before south dakota ave. to the backed up beltway. collision on the inner close to georgia avenue and 395. looking at a couple pictures better the getting get to georgia ave. of broken-down vehicles on the other side. to the other side of the studio. nothing but sun overhead. total sunshine through the day today. well.ful sunshine as not much humidity in the area. we will get outside and enjoy the weather. the parks and enjoy the day. tomorrow you will want to head the pool. on our way to 88. park for the course this time of year. to near 100. >> think you. noon with a full newscast. ♪ i've never felt this way before, but it's a scary time to be a woman. mitt romney is just so out of touch. [ female announcer ] mitt romney opposes requiring insurance coverage for contraceptption. and romney supports overturning roe versus wade. romney backed a bill that outlaws all abortion, even in cases of rape and incest. there's so much we need to do. we need to attack our problems -- not a woman's choice. [ obama ] i'm barack obama, and i approve this message.